river in eastern Guangdong province, China. The Han River rises in the Wuyi Mountains in southwest Fujian province to the north of Changting. Its upper course is known as the Ting River, and it flows south to Fengshi, below which it is joined by the Yongding River. Flowing south over the border into Guangdong province, it is joined at Sanheba by its principal tributary, the Mei River, which drains an extensive area in northeastern Guangdong between the Dawan and Lianhua ranges, and another eastern tributary, the Daqing River, which drains a small basin to southern Fujian on the west of the Boping range. The Han River then flows south to empty into the sea through an extensive delta plain below Chao’an, with Shantou at its southwestern corner.
The Han forms an important local waterway. While the outlet channels in the delta are shallow and blocked by sandbanks and mudflats, above Chao’an small steamboats and junks can reach Sanheba and, on the Mei River, can sail as far as Meixian. The upper course can be used by small craft as far as Changting.
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